Parameshwaran Pasupathy is a PhD student at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His dissertation is on the multi-scale computational modeling of brain tissue under dynamic loads, which is at the intersection of mechanobiology, computational solid mechanics, and interfacial mechanics. His interdisciplinary research on micro-scale modeling of white matter seeks to develop a fundamental understanding of brain injury and its relevance in detecting mTBI (mild-Traumatic Brain Injury), which is currently undetectable by standard diagnostic tools (such as MRI and DTI.). He also currently works at Dassault Systemes as a Cardiovascular Biomechanics engineer where he develops high-fidelity multiphysics model of a healthy, 4-chamber human heart. The response of the Living Heart is governed by realistic electrical, structural, and fluid flow physics.
Paramesh has a Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Prior to beginning his PhD at Rutgers, Paramesh worked as an Senior Technical Engineer for Siemens PLM as a part of their HEEDS multi-disciplinary design optimization team.